John Bowen

Abt 1695 - Bef 1767  (< 72 years)

• Name	John Bowen  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1695	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Father's will	4 Mar 1727	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In his will William Bowen gave to son Luke Extr & plantation. To son Littleton land. To son John (under 18), Extr & land. To son George, land. To daughters Martha Purnell, Elizabeth Bridell & Ann Ballard. To 5 children: John, Luke, George, Joyce & Priscilla. To grandaughter Isabella Thompson. Witt: George Jones, Joseph Truitt & Edward Rownd.
  Reference Identifier	Maggie 104
  Record ID	91907
  Will	27 Jan 1767	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In his will John Bowen, planter, gave to wife Comfort the use of lands and possessions during her widowhood. To sons Luke and John 200 acres of land in "the swamps" called St. Martins Ridge. To son Billy 100 acres called Sandown. To son Jesse 100 acres called Bowins Choice; right and title of land called Sturbridge tract. To daughter Mathew Jones, personalty. To daughter Rachel £10 current money. To son Jesse and daughter Sarah, remainder of moveable estate. Extrs: Jesse and Comfort Bowen. Witt: Jethro Bowin, Littleton Bowin and William Truitt.
  Death	Bef 20 Feb 1767	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1, 3]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Ann Bowen,   b. Abt 1690, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1773, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 83 years) ╚═Jarvis Ballard,   b. Abt 1680   d. 1751, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 71 years),  m. Abt 1690, Worcester Co, Maryland   + 2. William Bowen, III,   b. Abt 1692, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 20 Nov 1723, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 31 years) ╚═Rhoda Fassett,   b. Abt 1690, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1710   + 3. John Bowen,   b. Abt 1695, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 20 Feb 1767, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 72 years) ╚═Comfort Truitt,   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1783, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 73 years),  m. Abt 1730, Worcester Co, Maryland     4. Littleton Bowen, Sr.,   b. Abt 1695, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Martha Bowen,   b. Abt 1698, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 13 Oct 1780, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 82 years) ╚═Maj. John Purnell,   b. Abt 1665, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 17 Apr 1741, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 76 years),  m. Abt 1720   ╚═William (of Daniel I) Selby,   b. 30 Aug 1683, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 4 Mar 1762, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 78 years),  m. Bef 3 Mar 1743   ╚═(--?--) Thompson   d. Bef 1728       6. Elizabeth Bowen,   b. Abt 1700, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Isaiah Bredell, (Bridell),   b. Abt 1676, France? d. Bef 1 May 1738, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 62 years),  m. Bef Mar 1727/28, Somerset Co, Maryland     7. Joyce Bowen,   b. Abt 1702, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   8. Priscilla Bowen,   b. Abt 1704, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   9. Luke Bowen,   b. Abt 1706, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   10. George Bowen,   b. 1712, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1739, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 27 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Bowen, I,   b. Abt 1620   d. 5 Dec 1660, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 40 years)  (Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1625   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I91907	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	William Bowen, II,   b. Abt 1656, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 30 Mar 1728, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 72 years)
  Mother	Mary (of Capt Edwd) Hammond,   b. Abt 1671, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1690  [4]
  Family ID	F25304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Comfort Truitt,   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1783, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1730	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Jethro Bowen,   b. Abt 1730, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 9 Jul 1796, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 66 years) ╚═ Aralanta (of Wm & Esther) White  m. Bef 27 Mar 1754   2. John Bowen, Jr.,   b. Abt 1734, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Abt 1811 (Age 77 years) ╚═ Martha Midgley  (Age 72 years)  m. Bef Nov 1761 + 3. Luke Bowen,   b. Abt 1736, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Abt 1795 (Age 59 years) ╚═ Mary Stevenson  m. Abt 1762   4. Martha 'Mathew' Bowen,   b. Abt 1738, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ McClemmy Jones  (Age 38 years)  m. Abt 1760   5. Mary Bowen,   b. Abt 1741, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef Feb 1788, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 47 years) ╚═ William Carlisle  (Age 71 years)  m. Abt 1765   6. Rachel Bowen,   b. Abt 1743, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sarah Bowen,   b. Abt 1745, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Sussex Co, Delaware ╚═ Daniel Welch  m. Abt 1770   8. William 'Billy' Bowen,   b. Abt 1749, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1784, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 35 years) ╚═ Sarah (--?--)  (Age 35 years)  m. Abt 1775   9. Jesse Bowen,   b. Abt 1751, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 24 Mar 1797, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 46 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F30330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 20 (Bowen Family), 726. [S2166] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Wills 1666-1742, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 28 (will of William Bowen), 2166. [S2002] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1759-1769, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1987), p. 41 (will of John Bowen, wife Comfort), 2002. [S2165] Beard, Timothy Field, Email to M.K. Miles, 20 Aug 2011, Ancestors of Mary Ann Garrison, 2165.